Mame32 ROMS

k345y · Post by **k345y** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 11:20 am 0

I was sitting the other night when for some unexplained reason I felt like a go at the arcade coin-op classic Phoenix.
So off I go and find mame32 and install it.
I aint used mame32 in well over a year or so, expect things to be much the same as when I used to use it.
So when searching for ROMS I was totaly shocked at the money making that has croped up compared to a scene that was for enthusiasts by enthusiasts.
I realise bandwidth cost money but roms ? 15k ? I could host small files myself for practically no cost.

I was always under the impression that many ROMS were regarded as abandon or the copyright lawa were unclear and hence widely available for download.
So I refuse to pay these sights because as it looks to me the ROM scene has turned into something akin to warez sites.

Can anyone direct me on the path of righteousness ?
Or am I on a lost cause ?

Lloyd Mangram · Post by **Lloyd Mangram** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 2:36 pm 0

A lot of those type of sites used to display 'disclaimers' that you had to own the original or delete the files after twenty-four hours. Similarly other sites would claim that they were no longer under copyright. The truth is that somone DOES still own those rights and the sites can be told to remove the roms. Which has happened.

You will find most MAME romsets by using emule. Unless you fancy clicking on those 'top 20 site' links and end up in an ever decreasing circle.

Sargie · Post by **Sargie** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:10 pm 0

Unfortunately, Bandwidth = Money

A full Romset for Mame is huge - to host it costs money, although I would agree in questioning the motives of some of these sites.

As Lloyd says, try Emule or news groups too (alt.binaries.emulators.mame).

If you need a particular ROM, someone on here will normally help out if you ask nicely

The most unfortunate outcome of people charging for MAME ROMs is it gives the copyright holders more reason to try and stamp out emulation. Especially as retrogaming / nostalgia gets bigger and becomes a legitimate market for them.

astrix · Post by **astrix** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:57 am 0

I use to use romnation, they seemed pretty good at having the type of roms I like to play. And if a rom is protected by the ISDA they will not have it hosted.

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:06 am 0

Lazarus is your friend

http://www.lazarus.org.uk/index.php?burners

Flawed · Post by **Flawed** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:41 pm 0

Yet again, I get to reply with http://www.planetemu.net

http://www.playagain.net has loads of them as well.